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she was on a dive in the gulf of mexico 30 miles off the coast. she was exploring the mohawk shipwreck on an artificial reef when the female whale shark made a visit. >> it's 25 feet long. it's just enormous. you're awe-struck. >> reporter: mcwilliams said she was not scared. she has nearly 20 years of diving experience. she recognized the polka dotted creature as being a whale shark, the largest fish in the world. >> i actually touched her tail as she was swimming past me one time. they're pretty interesting. they feel kind of like sandpaper almost. >> reporter: a newspaper reporter took this picture as the whale shark swam toward her. she grabbed some of her own photographs and video as well. this was the second sighting of a whale shark at the reef since july. still, it's considered rare to see one in these waters. >> it would be interesting to know what they're thinking, because they actually look at you like, what are you doing? >> reporter: mcwilliams said sharks typically get a bad rap and many are endangered. she hopes this experience and
she was on a dive in the gulf of mexico 30 miles off the coast. she was exploring the mohawk shipwreck on an artificial reef when the female whale shark made a visit. >> it's 25 feet long. it's just enormous. you're awe-struck. >> reporter: mcwilliams said she was not scared. she has nearly 20 years of diving experience. she recognized the polka dotted creature as being a whale shark, the largest fish in the world. >> i actually touched her tail as she was swimming past me one...
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. >>> mexico says it has proof it has taken out that country's most powerful drug lord. today mexico's navy says fingerprint tests confir the man died in a gun battle with marines on sunday. just hours after the test was taken, arld men stole his body from a funeral home. his gapping of 10,000 is said to have a hold on the drug trade near the u.s. border. tuesday had offered up to $5 million in reward money for his capture. >>> the form he penn state coach, assistant coach, jerry sandusky, learn his fate today. a judge gave him a 30 to 60-year sentence which means he will likely spend the rest of his life in prison. brian moore was in the courtroom and has more of what some of sandusky's victims said in court before the sentence was handed down. >> reporter: jerry sandusky left the courthouse to begin what amounts a life sentence behind bars. the form he penn state football kofi once hailed as a hero on the gridiron, now officially labeled a violent sex predator under pennsylvania law. before sentencing, sandusky delivered a rambling 50-minute statement. he choke with em
. >>> mexico says it has proof it has taken out that country's most powerful drug lord. today mexico's navy says fingerprint tests confir the man died in a gun battle with marines on sunday. just hours after the test was taken, arld men stole his body from a funeral home. his gapping of 10,000 is said to have a hold on the drug trade near the u.s. border. tuesday had offered up to $5 million in reward money for his capture. >>> the form he penn state coach, assistant coach,...
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today about their loss. 30-year-old nicholas ivy and two other men were patrolling the border with mexico near arizona when gunfire broke out. today members of ivy's family spoke out about the wife and two daughters that he left behind, as well as his love for his job. >> nick was a loving husband, father, friend to everybody. >> nick is one of those people that you will be very hard pressed to find anybody that he has rubbed wrong. there's not a bad bone in his body. i honestly believe he probably befriended many of those people that he was out there serving. >> authorities from mexico are holding two men they believe may be connected with that shooting. >>> a scientist from the university of chicago is credited with discovering a new species of dinosaur. it's called pego mastax, the size of a house cat but has teeth like a vampire and quills like a porcupine. this animation shows you what it might have looked like 200 million years ago. not too cute. the fossil was discovered in south africa. the scientist came across it in 1983. but only published his finding this week. he said he simp
today about their loss. 30-year-old nicholas ivy and two other men were patrolling the border with mexico near arizona when gunfire broke out. today members of ivy's family spoke out about the wife and two daughters that he left behind, as well as his love for his job. >> nick was a loving husband, father, friend to everybody. >> nick is one of those people that you will be very hard pressed to find anybody that he has rubbed wrong. there's not a bad bone in his body. i honestly...
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he parachuted safely right into the new mexico desert. today, baumgartner told "usa today" he's glad it was a success, because he does not have the energy left to try that again. >>> the results are in, d.c.'s tap water beat bottled water in a blind taste test. d.c. water conducted the test in each of the eight wards over the past eight weeks. about 800 residents sipped samples of tap and bottled water. about half of the tap water tasted better. fewer could not pick out which was the bottled water. the district said the water is tested daily and meets regulations. >>> sports coming up next. what you got, dan? >> the cooley report coming from the redskins locker room. of course, we're going to be talking robert griffin iii. and a former special teams standout. >> a little bit about lorenzo alexander tonight. >> as news4 at 6:00 continues. [ female announcer ] it's one of the hardest decisions a family can make... realizing a nursing home is the only choice. for many middle class families, medicaid is the only way to afford the care. but as
he parachuted safely right into the new mexico desert. today, baumgartner told "usa today" he's glad it was a success, because he does not have the energy left to try that again. >>> the results are in, d.c.'s tap water beat bottled water in a blind taste test. d.c. water conducted the test in each of the eight wards over the past eight weeks. about 800 residents sipped samples of tap and bottled water. about half of the tap water tasted better. fewer could not pick out which...